U. S. Signal Station on Pikes Peak [On Original Railroad Mount]
by Jackson, W. H
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Good. W. H. Jackson large format albumen photograph on an original railroad mount. Likely photographed in the 1870s. The original mount has been scotch taped to a modern mount. Photo measures 17" x 21". Original mount measures 25" x 30" and reads: "The Rocky Mountains. Scenes along the line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad." Title and photographer information is in the negative. Original mount has a 3" x 15" loss to left margin and 1" x 2" loss to right margin and 1" or less chipping along the top edge. Minor scratching and moderate yellowing to photograph. Overall good. This W. H. Jackson photograph depicts a view of the U. S. signal and weather station at the summit of Pikes Peak. The foreground shows a scree-covered mountainside with stone signal station, an outbuilding, a horse-drawn carriage and a man with a box camera. William Henry Jackson was a photographer, painter, and explorer known for his images of the American West. He opened his studio in Denver in 1879 after he had come to Colorado with the Hayden expedition 6 years earlier. The glass negative is found at the Denver Public Library. .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023288
- Title
- U. S. Signal Station on Pikes Peak [On Original Railroad Mount]
- Author
- Jackson, W. H
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Keywords
- Photograph, Albumen, Original Mount, William Henry Jackson, Pikes Peak, Large Format Photos
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About the Seller
Back of Beyond Books
Biblio member since 2022
Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...